GENEVA (31 October 2019) – UN experts* have deplored the massacre committed against members of the Nasa people in Cauca, Colombia and urge the Government to take urgent measures in cooperation with the indigenous authorities. Governor Cristina Bautista Taquinas and four unarmed Indigenous Guards were killed in the attack by illegal armed groups on 29… Read More »
GENEVA (25 October 2019) – The Republic of the Congo is leading the region in terms of legal recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples, but needs to step up work to put its commitments into practice, the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples has said at the end of a visit… Read More »
La Rapporteuse Spéciale sur les droits des peuples autochtones, Mme Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, conclue sa visite en République du Congo 14 -24 octobre 2019 24 octobre 2019 – En ma qualité de Rapporteur spécial sur les droits des peuples autochtones, j’ai effectué une mission officielle en République du Congo, à l’invitation du Gouvernement, du 14 au… Read More »
End of mission statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz on her visit to the Republic of Congo In my capacity as Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, I undertook an official mission to the Republic of the Congo, at the invitation of the Government,… Read More »
Statement of Ms. Victoria Tauli-CorpuzSpecial Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesSeventy-fourth session of the General AssemblyItem 69 (a): Rights of indigenous peoplesNew York11 October 2019 Mr. Chair,Distinguished delegates,Indigenous peoples’ representatives,Ladies and gentlemen, Today I am presenting my final thematic report to the General-Assembly (A/74/149). I have decided to dedicate it to analysis of the recognition… Read More »